1. The Strength of Weak Ties
The Ties of The Strength of Weak Ties
This project visually describes the importance of Granovetter’s 1973 paper: The Strength of Weak Ties (SWT), one of the most cited papers in the social sciences in the last fifty years. I visually describe features related to the influence of this paper during three different time spans: 1973 - 1980, 1990 - 1997, and 2007 - 2014.
Mark Granovetter
2. Quatifying the relevance of SWT
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General Importance
From 1973 to 2018, the total number of citations to SWT is about 48500.
Their citations per year increased 29 times from 1980 to 2010.
Interdisciplinarity
Some disciplines where it is cited:
- Sociology
- Economics
- Internet security
- Business
3. 1973 - 1980
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Explanation
SWT started to grow in its citations numbers since it was a new paper.
The most important authors are Laumann, Burt, and White.
The topics include social theory, analysis, and structure.
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4. 1990 - 1997
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Explanation
The number of citations continue to work.
The lead authors are Burt, Wellman, and Marsden.
Some relevant topic include social support and structure, groups, and community.
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5. 2007 - 2014
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Explanation
The number of citations growth steadily after 45 years.
Lead authors: Burt, Uzzi, and Putnam.
Adding business words: social capital, innovation, performance.
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